May 30th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Ant and Dec have admitted that they expected Joe Oakley to win a place on Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent final show.
The cycling stunt artist wowed the judges tonight with his daring act, however when it was revealed that he was competing against Paul Gbegbaje for the last place in the grand finale, the judges split. After deadlock was reached, it was announced that Joe was going home because Paul had received more votes and would join Ronan Parke in the final. Read more & comment »
May 30th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Ant and Dec have admitted that they prefer a three judge lineup on Britain’s Got Talent.
The judging panel expanded for tonight’s first semi final of the series, as Simon Cowell jetted in from America to rejoin his colleagues – Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff – for the live shows.
However the extra vote caused problems at the end, as when faced with the choice between putting either Joe Oakley or Paul Gbegbaje through to Saturday’s final, the panel split and forced the show into deadlock, meaning the result had to be based on the public votes once more. Read more & comment »
May 30th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Ant and Dec have joked that they are worried about being sacked by Simon Cowell, because they have thick Geordie accents.
The TV duo were of course playing on the fact that Cheryl Cole was recently dropped from the X Factor USA and many claimed that her regional dialect was to blame.
Speaking to The Sun, Dec laughed:
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May 28th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Joe Oakley has admitted that he wasn’t surprised when Britain’s Got Talent bosses ruled against him jumping over Ant and Dec on his stunt bike.
The 19 year old builder was told that the move would be impossible for insurance reasons, when he turned up to audition for Amanda Holde, David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre earlier this year. However he did go on to amaze them by cycling off a 7 foot platform on the stage.
Joe told The Sun:
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May 14th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
When the Britain’s Got Talent auditions hit Glasgow on tonight’s show, one act that will split the opinions of the judging panel are The Highway Men.
One member Stuart told Ant and Dec while they waited for their turn to perform:
We’re all serving members of the Royal Marines band service. We’ve got people that have been in the group for 3 to nearly 20 years. Our ages range from 18-37. The Highway Men do something a bit different and just enjoy what we do. We’re all keen drummers. For us to win Britain’s Got Talent would be a great honour and a great privilege for us to play for the Queen.
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May 6th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
David Hasselhoff had to apologise to Britain’s Got Talent hosst Ant and Dec, after he kept them up all night with his booming loud voice.
The former Baywatch star was staying a the hotel room below the TV duo, while they travelled around the UK auditioning hopefuls for the ITV show. However, as they tried to catch up on their beauty sleep, he was making transatlantic phone calls and keeping them awake.
Ant says on tomorrow’s Britain’s Got More talent: “Did you hear we were woken up by David Hasselhoff on the phone last night?
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May 4th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have hit the promotional trail for their new ITV gameshow.
The TV extravaganza is titled Red or Black and is backed by the mighty Simon Cowell, so it’s bound to be one of biggest TV shows this year. If you’ve been hiding under a rock and haven’t heard about it yet, then head on over to here, where we’ve explained the premise, the plans, the stunts and then all the boring stuff.
Speaking on This Morning, Ant and Dec – who also present Britain’s Got Talent, Push The Button and I’m A Celebrity – seemed quite excited and wired about the new format and one of the big things they wanted to impress on viewers is that the show is all about luck.
McPartlin told Phillip Schofield:
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May 3rd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Ant and Dec have admitted that signing sensation Ronan Parke was their favourite act on last week’s Britain’s Got Talent show.
The 12-year-old schoolboy has been compared to Justin Bieber, since he was seen wowing the judges with his version of Nina Simone’s Feeling Good on the ITV show. However he wasn’t at all confident in his ability and suffered badly with nerves before taking to the stage, according to show hosts Ant and Dec.
They said: “Surely the star of this week’s show was 12 year-old Ronan Parke, who was absolutely terrified before going on stage but really need not have been. He received a well-deserved standing ovation from the entire audience in the HMV Hammersmith Apollo and the three judges too, not often that that’s happened believe us.
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April 15th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
A new bias furore has broken out over an act who tried out for this year’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Dr Haze and The Circus of Horrors have reportedly been chosen to appear on the live rounds of the ITV reality TV show and insiders say the panel – Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff – were stunned when they watched their daredevil stuntmen at their initial audition.
However, it has emerged that the group may have had links with show presenters Ant and Dec, as in 2007 they took part in the duo’s entertainment show ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’ and even roped the presenters in to their act by getting them to limbo dance under a rope of fire and stand between two men throwing knives at each other.
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April 14th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Britain’s Got Talent is back this Saturday and here’s what veteran presenters Ant and Dec think of the new panel members (Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff) and the talented performers we can expect to see.
What do you think of the new line up on the judging panel?
Ant: It’s fresh and different! The new judging line up has allowed some acts a look in that would never have gotten the chance before.
Dec: Acts like comics and magicians have been taken more seriously this year. There was a really great vibe on audition days and a general feeling of excitement!
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